17-18 Oct, 2019 - Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM

2nd Vietnam Renewables

About our Event Speakers

We pride ourselves in presenting to you accomplished leaders, authors and advocates with strong track records of achievement and vision in a wide array of backgrounds, professional fields and life experiences. We believe you will benefit from their years of knowledge and experience and also from the latest thinking and innovative processes driving individuals and organizations forward.

Speakers at this Event

Mr. Sunil Gupta

Mr. Sunil Gupta

Regional Head – SEA & South Asia

Vena Energy

AGENDA SESSION

Utility-Scale Solar Farms – Sustaining the Heartbeat for Vietnam?

Day 2 [Fri 18, October], at 11:10 AM

PROFILE

Sunil is a business leader with global experience in renewable energy, new energy and digital technologies. He has more than two decades of experience with disruptive solutions and business models in semiconductors, electronics, Internet and energy.

Sunil has been involved in the renewable energy industry for more than a decade. Sunil developed renewable energy strategy at Sembcorp Industries in 2015 and grew the business to 2,600MW across five countries by end of 2018. In 2019, he transitioned to Vena Energy, which is operating and developing renewable energy assets in Asia Pacific. Current focus countries are Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and India.

Sunil also worked as global head of cleantech banking at Standard Chartered and global head of technology and global cleantech research at Morgan Stanley. During his term, Sunil steered these institutions to win many prestigious industry awards. He has had a firsthand experience of participating in the emergence of cleantech companies in Asia, Europe and the US. Over last 20 years he has led numerous capital markets, project financing and structured credit solutions for Cleantech and renewable companies in multiple regulatory and financial markets. Sunil has extensively engaged with regulators for structuring and formulating renewable energy policies.

Sunil earned B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, both in India.

Mr. Eugene Kohar

Mr. Eugene Kohar

Wind Energy Potential in Vietnam – Onshore, Intertidal, Offshore?

Day 1 [Thu 17, October], at 02:50 PM

Panel Discussion - Wind Energy Growth & Investment in Vietnam

Day 1 [Thu 17, October], at 04:20 PM

PROFILE

Eugene Kohar is Renewable Energy Project Manager for Pöyry Energy - a company which provides engineering consultancy services to developers, suppliers and financers of wind farm projects. His expertise includes wind resource assessment and wind farm design. His current role in Pöyry Energy is managing wind projects including feasibility studies, due diligence, lender’s engineer assignments and owner’s engineer services.Previous to Pöyry Energy, Eugene worked for Nordex and Gamesa as wind & site engineer, and then for UPC Renewables as a wind resource manager, thereby accumulating experiences from the different perspective of OEM, developer and consultancy. In addition, he has been actively involved in wind projects in the booming Asia-Pacific market, including China, Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and now Vietnam, since 2010.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai

Associate

Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd.

AGENDA SESSION

New Regulatory Developments for Vietnam Renewables

Day 1 [Thu 17, October], at 09:10 AM

PROFILE

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Vietnam, specializes in legal and regulatory advice relating to power, energy & infrastructure projects. Active in the renewables space, he has advised on legal due diligence, M&A transactions, licensing, development and the operation of numerous solar, wind, hydro power and other renewables energy projects across different provinces at different stages, from development, licensing, acquisition to financing, construction and operation of those projects. He has been active in several regulatory programs in addressing regulatory and contractual improvements and amendments to Vietnamese laws and regulations on renewable energy (solar and wind), climate change, environmental, clean technologies, energy efficiency, among other power, energy, investment and infrastructure issues in Vietnam.

Mr. Dang Chi Lieu

Mr. Dang Chi Lieu

Partner

Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd.

AGENDA SESSION

Key Considerations in M&A transactions on Vietnam Renewables

Day 2 [Fri 18, October], at 09:10 AM

PROFILE

Dang Chi Lieu is a partner based in the Firm's Hanoi office. His main practice focuses primarily on mergers & acquisitions, particularly within the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. As a transactional lawyer, Chi Lieu acts for various clients on investment into power, energy and infrastructure projects in Vietnam by way of both greenfield development and mergers and acquisitions. He advises clients on deal structuring, due diligence, contract drafting, negotiation, and provides day-to-day advice on project operation matters. In addition, Chi Lieu has extensive experience in developing the legal framework on power, energy and infrastructure areas in Vietnam, including the development of the legal framework for renewable energy in the country by providing technical assistance to the Government and relevant stakeholders.Mr. Dang graduated magna cum laude with an LLM from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2008). Prior to obtaining his LLM, he received his Bachelor of Laws from Hanoi Law University (2001) and Bachelor of Arts in English from Hanoi Foreign Studies University (2002).

Dr. Can Van Luc

Macroeconomic Outlook & Growth of Vietnam's Renewable Power Sector

Day 1 [Thu 17, October], at 10:00 AM

PROFILE

Dr. Can Van Luc is currently Chief Economist of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) cum Director of BIDV Training and Research Institute. He is a Member of the Bank Board’s Risk Management Committee and Organizational & Strategy Committee. He is also a Member of the National Fiscal and Monetary Policy Advisory Council and a Member of Vietnam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC). Prior to his return to Vietnam in early 2009, he was a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and a Humphrey Fellow (under a Fulbright exchange program) in the US during 2007-2009. In 2008, he was a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. In 2003, Dr. Luc was the only Vietnamese to have received the prestigious Australia-Asia Award for his doctorate program.Dr. Luc is a frequent speaker for various TV reports, issues on economics, banking-finance, and economics/finance conferences. He has a number of articles published in the Journal of Financial Services Research, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy, China Economic Review, and Journal of Asset Management. Dr. Luc holds an MBA and a Doctor of Business Administration - DBA (major in Finance) from Monash University, Australia, both under the Australian government scholarships.

Mr. Daniel Mallo

Recent Trends in Renewable Energy Project Financing in Vietnam

Day 1 [Thu 17, October], at 11:35 AM

PROFILE

Daniel is responsible for Société Générale’s Natural Resources & Infrastructure practice in Asia Pacific. The team’s activities include conventional and renewable power, oil & gas, LNG, base and precious metals, transportation and social infrastructure. He is based in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director in Société Générale’s New York-based Energy Project Finance Group, where he was responsible for originating and executing transactions in the conventional power, renewable energy, LNG and oil & gas sectors in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Daniel has over 18 years of experience in structured finance and has focused on the Energy and Natural Resources sectors for the past 15 years.

Daniel has been involved in several important transactions in the renewable energy sector across the region, including the 126 MW Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan – the first offshore wind farm to be project-financed in Asia Pacific -, several projects in Indonesia such as the 180 MW Asahan 1 hydro power project, the 39 MW Hasang hydro power project and the 320 MW Sarulla geothermal project, 18 wind and solar power projects in Australia over the past 3 years, several hydro power projects in China, Chile and Peru, a 300 MW wind farm in Mexico and approximately 5000 MW of wind and solar capacity in the United States and Canada.

Mr. Hieu Tran

Mr. Hieu Tran

Engineering Director

Indefol Engineering Solution Co Ltd

AGENDA SESSION

Solar Rooftop Power – A Game Changer for Vietnam? (details to be advised)

Day 2 [Fri 18, October], at 03:40 PM

PROFILE

From 2015, Mr. Hieu Tran is PhD candidate in renewables, HCMUT, in joint projects with Fraunhofer Institute, Germany. He is the founder and director of Indefol Engineering Solutions Co., Ltd - a company whose mission is to bring better future to the world by using renewable energy (wind, water and solar) for all purposes such as electricity, transportation, heating/cooling and industry. Core business of Indefol are Renewable energy and Machinery, engineering design and simulationIndefol started work on wind turbine since 2008 and has involved in solar field Vietnam since 2013. Apart from many successful projects, we are proud to be the only company certified by GSES World’s Solar Standard in Vietnam.

Mr. Tran Viet Nguyen

Mr. Tran Viet Nguyen

Deputy Director, Business Development

Vietnam Electricity (EVN)

AGENDA SESSION

Solar Rooftop Development Plan & DSM Program

Day 2 [Fri 18, October], at 02:20 PM

PROFILE

Mr. Nguyen Viet Tran has 17 year’s experience in various power sectors. Currently, he is the deputy director of Business Department in Vietnam Electricity (EVN), he is responsible for energy efficiency (EE), demand side management (DSM), demand side response (DSR) and rooftop solar photovoltaic (RSP). He has held a deputy director of serveral functional departments in Petrovietnam Power Corporation (PVPower), Office of the Government (GO) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN). Mr. Nguyen holds Bachelor degree in Information System Management for Business from Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) and Master of Business in Information System from Victoria University (Australia).

Vietnam's Renewable Power Development Plan & Supporting Mechanisms

Mr. Nguyen Ninh Hai is Head of Renewable Energy Department under Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority of Minstry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Vietnam.

Mr. Hai has started working for MoIT on Renewable sector since 2008. Mr. Hai has been particiating in drafting incentive mechanisms to promote development of renewable energies in Vietnam such as FIT for wind power, biomass, and municipal solid waste to energy and solar power and other policies and stratergies related to renewable energy in Vietnam such as Renewable Energy Porfolio Standard (RPS), Competitive Auction for Re projects and National Stratergy on promoting development of renewable energy in Vietnam. Mr. Hai is also the Vietnam focal point of Renewable energy cooperation in ASEAN Member States.

Trinh Quoc Vu, Deputy Director of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development Department, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Vietnam

Mr. Vu led the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Office (EECO) of the MOIT to promote energy efficiency and conservation activities (including energy savings and captive renewable energy) nationwide in coordination with other Ministries, relevant agencies and organizations. Before that, he worked in the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) with focus on power market development. He holds the background in power system engineering and his Master of Industrial Engineering and Management from Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand (AIT).

Mr. Sudeesh Kala

Mr. Sudeesh Kala

Vice President – Asia Pacific & MEA

RWDI Anemos Limited (Singapore Branch)

AGENDA SESSION

Wind Effects on Ground-Mounted PV Arrays

Day 2 [Fri 18, October], at 12:30 PM

PROFILE

As the Vice President for Asia Pacific & MEA, Sudeesh oversees our Singapore, Australia, China and India operations, and leads the development of sales growth across Buildings, Industry and Infrastructure sectors within the Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa regions.

Sudeesh is also responsible for the execution of project work within Asia Pacific & MEA as well as the recruitment, oversight and development of staff for the region. In addition to his leadership role, as an experienced Wind Engineer & Microclimate Consultant, Sudeesh offers design guidance to RWDI clients and works closely with architects, engineers and developers to develop cost-effective building designs that are well adapted to local climates. Having consulted on all manner of complex structures, from super tall towers to airports to stadia, and with project experience that spans the globe--from North America to United Kingdom to Middle East and Australasia--Sudeesh delivers value to clients not only with his technical and project expertise but also with his insight into international business and building practices.